Mac Geek Gab — Apple Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting

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MGG 334: Geeks In Tune for June Jun 03, 2011

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John and Dave (and Pilot Pete) kick off June with this fantastic Premium episode of your Mac Geek Gab. Topics are, as always, all over the place based on the questions that you (and other listeners, of course!) have sent in. Some highlights include learning how to zip folders for Windows users without including those pesky hidden .DS_Store and _MACOSX entries, the nuances between logging out and restarting (and which to do when), converting with Handbrake and much, much more. Subscribe to the Premium edition today (it’s just $25 for 6 months), support your two favorite geeks, and enjoy the weekend!

MGG 333: Three Geeks for Thee May 23, 2011

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Your two favorite geeks were simply inundated with feedback from many aspects of Mac Geek Gab 331, so today they are joined by Pilot Pete (making this all threes all around) to address those and dig a little deeper on a few of the issues from that show, including using WiFi in Europe, managing Smart Playlists, backing up photos, safe files, and Automator. Cool Stuff Found makes its return here (your geeks simply MADE time for it!), and then there are some new issues to discuss, as well, including the Dock, slow typing on your Mac and a little something from the NSA. Download today (it’s free) and enjoy!

MGG 332: Startup Items, DNS Lookups, Mail History, More May 19, 2011

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It’s time for another Premium edition of Mac Geek Gab. Reserved exclusively for paying members of the Mac Geek Gab community, today John and Dave dig deep into solving problems with startup items (one listener wants to get rid of them, another wants to get them back!), they look at DNS lookups and how to optimize them for your benefit and tracking, dig DEEP into Mail.app and even find the first emails they ever sent to one another, they investigate Finder alternatives, and more! Subscribe today - just $25 for 6 months worth - and enjoy!

MGG 331: Missing Icons, Photo Management, Data Migration, More May 16, 2011

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Like clockwork, indeed, your two favorite geeks are back for this week’s Mac Geek Gab episode. John and Dave help you answer your questions, like restoring missing Finder icons, deleting directly from Smart Playlists in iTunes, managing your photos with just an iPad and a camera (and not your computer!), migrating your data to a new computer without Migration Assistant (and why), slowing disks, and more. This episode’s free today, folks, so subscribe (also free), download, and enjoy!

MGG 330: Managing Your Menubar, Memory, Mail, and More! May 12, 2011

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Your two favorite Mac geeks are back for a second-installment with this week’s Premium episode. Discussing Dropbox security, rearranging Login Items, how to manage your Mac’s menubar, home networking and more, John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton keep you informed and entertained. Subscribe today, support the guys, and learn in the process!

MGG 329: Mail Rules, Security, Migration, Malware & More May 09, 2011

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With all of you listeners keeping their mailboxes full, John and Dave have packed another fantastic show together for you. This one answers questions about two recent security threats, then moves on to helping you and your listening brethren with Mail.app rules, spinning disks, kernel extensions, migration assistant and more. Some great gems in Cool Stuff Found this week, too. Download and listen today. You’ll enjoy, for sure. Almost six years later and your two favorite geeks are going stronger than ever!

MGG 328: Mac Questions Answered, Tips Shared, Cool Stuff Found May 03, 2011

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John and Dave join up yet again for you, answering your Mac questions and solving your problems! Topics today include starting up after a power failure, renaming extensions, choosing processors, killing the Dock icon, and more. It’s quite a range of subject matter, but all related to your daily computing life. Download (it’s free!) and enjoy!

MGG 327: Managing Your Menubar, Booting All Macs, Home Networks, More Apr 28, 2011

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John and Dave head into this last Premium episode of April talking about managing your Mac’s menubar, why some boot disks can boot all Macs - and why some can’t, changing your default Mail client, playing specific movies with specific apps, and lots, lots more! Subscribe today, support your two favorite geeks, and enjoy!

MGG 326: Firewalls, iTunes, Home Networks, & Laptop-less Travel Apr 25, 2011

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Mac Geek Gab is the show that answers your questions, shares your tips, and helps you learn even more about your Mac and other Apple devices. This week, hosts John F. Braun and Dave Hamilton certainly deliver on that mission! Dave discusses how he used his iPad for his first (connected) trip without a laptop, then they move on to answering questions about iTunes, Firewalls, Time Machine, App purchases (on your Mac & iOS devices), networking, and more! Download today (it’s free!), press play, and enjoy!

MGG 325: Helping You Solve Problems and Learn Your Mac Apr 11, 2011

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Your two favorite geeks are in top form today! Listen as John and Dave take your Mac questions, solve your problems, share your tips, fill you in on Cool Stuff Found, and more. Topics include sharing apps amongst different iOS devices, managing multiple inboxes from Mail.app, cleaning up your Time Machine backups, re-routing audio, Hackintosh computers, iSight cameras and more. Take the time to download, press play, and enjoy!

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